"I don't care what the records say, whenever we travel to Exeter we know we're going to get a really tough game," said Boone coach Dave Bodolus. "Winning this trophy is important to the kids as they keep a tradition going."

Powered by a potent pass attack, the Blazers (5-2, 8-2) racked up 444 yards of total offense, 295 through the air. Jon Monteiro completed 20-of-28 passes for 295 yards and three touchdowns, all to Kelly Saylor, who had nine catches for 160 yards.

"The connection we have starts in the preseason when we're doing 7-on-7 drills," said Monteiro about hooking up with Saylor. "It's grown throughout the year and right now we're playing extremely well heading into playoffs."

Entering Friday night, the Blazers were No. 10 in the District 3-AAA playoff race.

"We'll wait to see after tonight's results who we get, but I told the guys we'll get back to practice on Monday," Bodolus said. "No time to dwell on this win. Everything we worked for this year, all the regular season games, put us into district playoffs. Now's when we need to be our best."

While one team's season continues, another is finished as Exeter (0-7, 1-9) dropped its 21st straight league game.

Throughout those losing seasons, a leader emerged in the backfield. Senior tailback Bobby Thomas finished his final year by topping the 1,000-yard mark on the season, rushing Friday for 130 yards and a touchdown on 20 carries.

"Yeah, it means a lot to me to do this," Thomas said. "I've learned so many life lessons along the way in playing football for this school. I feel like the program is doing good things and making strides, and if I could do anything to affect that then I'm happy. I wouldn't trade anything for the last four years."